Beet salad with prunes - general principles of cooking
Beet quite deservedly has the reputation of a natural natural healer. This vegetable is not only tasty, but also extremely useful. Beets are rich in vitamin B and P, betaine, minerals (magnesium, iodine, iron, calcium). It can be used to strengthen the immune system, improve the performance of the gastrointestinal tract and speed up the metabolism.
Prunes are a natural source of such a natural element as iron. If you have vitamin deficiency, instead of vitamins from the pharmacy, eat 5-6 pieces of prunes every day. In dry form, this product does not lose its beneficial properties and vitamins, therefore, using prunes, you get pectin, fiber, vitamins P, C, B and A, as well as minerals in the form of iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. Needless to say, if you use these two products in the form of beet salad with prunes, then you simply put a real vitamin “bomb” into your body.
Beet salad with prunes - preparation of products and dishes
Before cooking the salad, boil the beets if you decide to cook the dish with the boiled product. Consider the features of beets in different types of its preparation. For example, raw beets help lower high blood pressure in hypertension and it is more beneficial to use it in this form for people suffering from high sugar. Boiled beet has a pronounced diuretic effect for its users.
Before you cut the prunes for salad, it would be advisable to prepare it. To do this, fill it with boiling water. So you get a soft and juicy dried fruit, and not a dried product, which is difficult even to cut, let alone eat.
All the utensils that you will use to make beetroot salad with prunes, scald with boiling water before using. Prepare best one deep salad bowl and two or three flat ingredients. Do not be afraid to experiment - add new ingredients that are not in the recipe. Try out the various new dressings. Beet salad with prunes will be revealed in a new way, if you fill it with fruit fruit juice or honey with lemon.
Recipes for beet salad with prunes:
Recipe 1: Beet Salad with Prunes
This is the easiest and yet basic recipe. By adopting it as a basis, you can experiment by adding new ingredients and components, making it a dessert or a great side dish to meat dishes.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 kg of fresh beets;
- 150 grams of prunes;
- Mayonnaise or sour cream for refueling.
Preparation Method:
1. Decide whether you will use raw beets for salad or boiled. If raw - then the salad will have a brighter fresh taste. Boiled beets will make the salad more sweet. Peel the beets, rub them on a coarse grater.
2. Pour boiling water over the prunes, leave for 8-10 minutes; then chop it finely.
3. Mix the ingredients, seasoning them with sour cream or mayonnaise. Sour cream will make your salad less fat and high-calorie, but mayonnaise will turn beet salad with prunes into a juicy delicacy.
Recipe 2: Beet salad with prunes and nuts
All the same healthy and tasty salad, but flavored with nuts. You can use pine, almond, walnut, cashew or peanut. Whatever sort of walnut you choose, the salad will be tasty and unusual to taste. This recipe describes the use of onions in the recipe - thus, the salad will not be sweet. But if you wish, you can stop using onions and salt, and then the salad will be a sweet nutty dessert.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 kg of fresh beets;
- 200 grams of prunes;
- 150 grams of your favorite variety of nuts;
- 1 medium onion;
- mayonnaise or sour cream for refueling;
- salt (if you decide to make the salad not sweet)
Preparation Method:
1. Boil the beets until cooked or use fresh, peel it and rub on a coarse grater.
2. Soak the prunes in hot water for 8-10 minutes, then cut it finely.
3. Clean the nuts and chop them with a blender or roll out with a rolling pin.
4. Chop onions as small as possible.
5. Mix all the ingredients, seasoning the finished salad with sour cream or mayonnaise to your taste.
Recipe3: Beetroot Salad with Prunes and Melted Cheese
Any feast requires not only an abundance of fatty and hearty dishes, but also various light snacks. Try making a quick and tasty beetroot salad with prunes and melted cheese. You do not need a lot of expensive ingredients, but the finished dish will amaze guests with a pleasant and unusual taste.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 kg of fresh beets;
- 200 grams of prunes;
- 2 Druzhba processed cheese (200 grams);
- 1 medium sized onion, optional for juiciness;
- mayonnaise or sour cream for refueling;
- salt (if you decide to make the salad not sweet)
Preparation Method:
1. Boil the beets until cooked - it is recommended to use boiled beets for this salad. Sweet boiled beets will perfectly harmonize with the creamy taste of cheese. Peel it and grate on a coarse grater.
2. Soak the prunes in boiling water for 8-10 minutes for softness and juiciness in the salad, then grind it as small as possible.
3. Grate cheese on a coarse grater.
4. Peel the onion and chop it into thin half-rings.
5. Mix all the ingredients, seasoning the finished salad with sour cream or mayonnaise to your taste, salt it. Before serving, let the beet salad with prunes and melted cheese infuse.
Recipe 4: Beet salad with prunes with radish
If you have already made beet salad with prunes, try changing the recipe, adding radish and an apple as a “secret” ingredient. Your home will not recognize the usual beets and prunes in this salad, but will be amazed by the phantasmagoria of taste. Apple freshness, radish flavor, sweetness of beets and prunes - an unusually tasty combination!
Ingredients Required:
- 300 g raw beets;
- 3-4 varieties of sevenrenka or granny smith;
- 150 g of radish;
- 1 medium onion;
- sunflower oil for refueling;
- apple or cherry juice for dressing;
- sugar.
Preparation Method:
- Wash raw beets and radishes, peel and grate on a coarse grater.
- Wash apples, remove seeds and tails, cut into small square pieces.
- Soak prunes in boiling water, then cut it into large strips.
- Onion cut into half rings.
Mix the prepared ingredients, season the salad with oil, juice and sugar to taste.
Recipe5: Beetroot Salad with Prunes and Carrots
Another one of the recipes for "unsweetened" beet salad with prunes - this time with the addition of raw carrots. Ideal to serve with pork chops or meatballs.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 kg of fresh beets;
- 100 grams of prunes;
- 2-3 medium sized carrots;
- 1 medium onion;
- mayonnaise or sour cream for refueling;
- salt (if you decide to make the salad not sweet)
Preparation Method:
1. Peel fresh beets and carrots, wash and grate on a coarse grater.
2. Soak the prunes in hot water for 8-10 minutes, then cut it into thin long strips. 3. Chop onions as small as possible.
4. Mix all the ingredients, seasoning the finished salad with sour cream or mayonnaise to your taste.
Beet salad with prunes - secrets and useful tips from the best chefs
So far in the world of cooking, there has been debate about the proper way to cook boiled beets. Here is the way that most chefs in the world use. First of all, you need to wash the beets thoroughly under running water, clean from the ground and dust with a brush.
In no case do not need to clean the beets - if you boil this product in the peel, it will completely preserve the vitamins and minerals and get tastier and sweeter. Do not put the beets in cold water; it should be dipped exclusively in boiling water. In the process of cooking it is not necessary to salt the beets, and it is recommended to close the pot where the beets are boiled.
If you want the beets to retain their color, not faded, after cooking, be sure to add a little acid before boiling water (half a teaspoon of citric acid, vinegar will do). If you want to bake beets (namely, in this form it is ideal for use in vinaigrettes), then do it as well, without removing the peel. The baking time should be about one hour.
